Sounds Around

Grades 1-4

Discover how sound is produced and how it travels. Analyze how different pitches and volumes are produced. Experience sound waves as they pass through different states of matter. Watch your sound waves on an oscilloscope and try our invisible strings exhibit!

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Vocabulary
vibration, sound wave, pitch, frequency, volume, corrugaphone, oscilloscope

Lesson Objectives
1) Discover that sound is produced by vibrations and sound travels in waves.
2) Observe that more energy produces louder sounds.
3) Discover how high and low pitches are produced.
4) Discover ways to direct sound and carry sound over a distance.

National Science Education Standards
Content Standard A- Science as Inquiry
Content Standard B- Physical Science
New York State Learning Standards
Math, Science, Technology Standards 1, 4

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